Try our Advanced Search for more refined results
Cybersecurity & Privacy
-
September 12, 2024
Corp. Disclosure Law Kills Community Boards, Nonprofits Say
The Community Associations Institute and other groups have sued the U.S. Department of the Treasury over the Corporate Transparency Act, arguing the law should not apply to them, violates constitutional rights and will lead to mass resignations from their community leadership boards.
-
September 12, 2024
US Sanctions Cambodian Tycoon For Forced Labor Scam
A prominent Cambodian businessman and his business entities were hit with sanctions from the Treasury Department for their role in human rights abuses related to forced labor and human trafficking, the department announced Thursday.
-
September 12, 2024
Pillsbury Hires King & Spalding Atty To Lead Appellate Team
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP on Wednesday named a new leader for its U.S. appellate practice, tapping a veteran litigator and former prosecutor who joined the firm's Silicon Valley office from King & Spalding LLP.
-
September 12, 2024
Google Facing Data Privacy Probe In Ireland Over AI System
Ireland's data protection watchdog said Thursday that it has launched a probe into whether Google has breached data privacy rules while developing its artificial intelligence system.
-
September 12, 2024
Crypto-Scam Victim Can't Trace Lost £2M To Thai Exchange
A judge at a London court ruled Thursday that a victim of crypto-fraud had failed to trace the stolen money to an exchange in Thailand, the first ruling to deal with the status and treatment of cryptocurrency in English law after a full trial.
-
September 12, 2024
Teenager Arrested Over Cyberattack On London Tube Network
The National Crime Agency said Thursday that it has arrested a teenager in connection with a cyberattack on London's transportation network that disrupted its online services and might have exposed the banking details of some customers.
-
September 12, 2024
Mastercard To Buy Recorded Future Security Co. For $2.65B
Mastercard Inc. said Thursday that it plans to buy global threat intelligence company Recorded Future from software investor Insight Partners for $2.65 billion to bolster its cybersecurity offering.
-
September 11, 2024
Litigation Spending To Rise As Cases Grow More Aggressive
A substantial number of large companies are expecting to increase their litigation spending by double digits next year in the face of more complex and hard-fought cases — and they are more open to bringing in new legal talent to navigate the matters, according to a report released Thursday.
-
September 11, 2024
Utah Social Media Law Blocked Amid 1st Amendment Fight
A Utah federal judge has blocked the state from enforcing a new law requiring social media companies to verify the ages of minor users and impose restrictions on their accounts, saying the state law likely violates tech companies' First Amendment rights.
-
September 11, 2024
Gov't Spent $236B In Fraud And Improper Payments In 2023
Federal agencies made $236 billion in improper payments in fiscal 2023, a drop of about $11 billion from the prior year, according to a report released Tuesday by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
-
September 11, 2024
Top Calif. Biz Bills Sitting On Gov. Newsom's Desk
Among the hundreds of bills awaiting California Governor Gavin Newsom's signature are a number that would create new guidelines for Golden State employers, healthcare industry players, as well as artificial intelligence labeling, textile recycling and increasing criminal penalties for corporate malfeasance by tens of millions of dollars.
-
September 11, 2024
Health Co. Owes $65M For Breach Of Medical Data, Nude Pics
Pennsylvania-based healthcare company Lehigh Valley Health Network will pay $65 million to individuals who had their private information, including cancer patients' nude images, exposed in a data breach, the plaintiffs' lawyers announced Wednesday.
-
September 11, 2024
Department Of Homeland Security's Top Lawyer Steps Down
The Department of Homeland Security's top lawyer has resigned from his position in the administration, according to a LinkedIn post.
-
September 11, 2024
Star Witness In Bankman-Fried Trial Seeks No Prison Time
Former FTX insider Caroline Ellison urged a Manhattan federal judge not to sentence her to prison for her part in the crypto exchange's massive fraud scheme, citing her remorse and the "devastating" trial testimony she gave against onetime romantic partner and company founder Sam Bankman-Fried.
-
September 11, 2024
Missouri Man Gets 3 Years In Prison For Fraud, Tax Crimes
A Missouri man was sentenced to three years in prison for attempting to raid bank accounts and fetching roughly $3 million in corporate tax refunds for a bogus company, Connecticut's top federal prosecutor announced.
-
September 10, 2024
42 AGs Back Call For Social Media Warning Label Law
A bipartisan group of 42 attorneys general urged Congress on Tuesday to introduce warning labels on social media platforms in a bid to tackle risks posed to young people's mental health.
-
September 10, 2024
Atlanta Consultant Didn't Deal With Cyber Hackers, Suit Says
An Atlanta-based insurance industry consulting firm failed to negotiate with hackers and didn't pay a ransom to protect user data after its network was compromised, despite promises to keep customer information safe, according to a proposed class action filed Tuesday.
-
September 10, 2024
Cybersecurity Pro Jumps From Hogan Lovells To Goodwin
A former partner from Hogan Lovells's privacy and cybersecurity practice has joined Goodwin Procter LLP's data, privacy and cybersecurity group as a partner in New York City, the firm said Tuesday.
-
September 10, 2024
UK Watchdogs Link Up To Tackle Cybersecurity Enforcement
The U.K.'s data protection watchdog said Tuesday that it has signed a new cooperation agreement with the country's top criminal investigator to help tackle cybercrime in the U.K.
-
September 10, 2024
Cybersecurity Co. Beats Suit Over Med Tech Data Breach
A Massachusetts federal judge declined to hold information security technology company Barracuda Networks Inc. liable over a 2018 data breach that exposed the confidential information of more than 277,000 patients of medical device maker Zoll Medical Corp.
-
September 10, 2024
Nelson Mullins Adds Baker Donelson Health Pro In Houston
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has continued expanding a Houston shop that opened months ago by bringing on a healthcare attorney from Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC whose wide-ranging practice has included representing hospitals and other providers on cybersecurity and related issues.
-
September 10, 2024
Philips Balks At Dentons' Request To Exit IP Case
Dutch health technology conglomerate Philips Medical Systems Nederland BV is balking at Dentons US LLP's request to withdraw as counsel for Transtate Equipment Co. Inc. in a wide-ranging copyright and unfair competition case, insinuating that the move is a stalling tactic to avoid a final judgment.
-
September 10, 2024
EU Antritrust Chief Resists Softer Telecom Merger Rules
The European Union's outgoing competition chief pushed back at a pitch to loosen the bloc's competition rules Tuesday, saying that merger control rules for telecom markets must continue to look at competition at the national level rather than enlarging the examination to the entire 27-country bloc.
-
September 10, 2024
Kennedys Opens New Offices In LA, Seattle Amid US Growth
Kennedys Law LLP said Tuesday it has opened new offices in Los Angeles and Seattle as the firm looks to build on its accelerating U.S. growth.
-
September 17, 2024
Cooley Hires Team For Emerging Companies And VC Practice
Cooley LLP said Tuesday that it has recruited the head of Taylor Wessing LLP's emerging companies and venture capital practice, one of three partner hires as it seeks to boost its transactional ability in London, part of a broader plan for growth in the English capital.
Expert Analysis
-
The Road Ahead For Regulation Of Digital Twins In Healthcare
Digital replicas of cells, organs and people — known as digital twins — can facilitate clinical trials for new drugs by reducing the number of patients required, but data limitations can create logistical hurdles and regulatory efforts addressing digital twins are still in early stages, say consultants at Keystone Strategy.
-
Lawyers Can Take Action To Honor The Voting Rights Act
As the Voting Rights Act reaches its 59th anniversary Tuesday, it must urgently be reinforced against recent efforts to dismantle voter protections, and lawyers can pitch in immediately by volunteering and taking on pro bono work to directly help safeguard the right to vote, says Anna Chu at We The Action.
-
Decoding CFPB Priorities Amid Ramp-Up In Nonbank Actions
Based on recent Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enforcement actions and press releases about its supervisory activities, the agency appears poised to continue increasing its scrutiny over nonbank entities — particularly with respect to emerging financial products and services — into next year, say attorneys at Wiley.
-
Pros And Cons Of 2025 NDAA's Space Contracting Proposal
The introduction of a Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve fleet in the pending 2025 National Defense Authorization Act presents a significant opportunity for space and satellite companies — despite outstanding questions, and potential risks, for operators, say attorneys at Wiley.
-
AI Reforms Prompt Fintech Compliance Considerations
With the EU Artificial Intelligence Act's Aug. 1 enforcement, and the U.K.'s new plans to introduce AI reforms, fintech companies should consider how to best focus limited resources as they balance innovation and compliance, says Nicola Kerr-Shaw at Skadden.
-
How To Grow Marketing, Biz Dev Teams In A Tight Market
Faced with fierce competition and rising operating costs, firms are feeling the pressure to build a well-oiled marketing and business development team that supports strategic priorities, but they’ll need to be flexible and creative given a tight talent market, says Ben Curle at Ambition.
-
Opinion
Data Breach Reporting Requirements Must Change In AI Age
Outdated data breach reporting laws are inadequate to protect consumers in the age of artificial intelligence, as AI’s ability to determine relationships coupled with its improvements to deepfake technology mean that the very definitions used in breach reporting laws are no longer sufficient, says Collin Walke at Hall Estill.
-
Series
Rock Climbing Makes Me A Better Lawyer
Rock climbing requires problem-solving, focus, risk management and resilience, skills that are also invaluable assets in my role as a finance lawyer, says Mei Zhang at Haynes and Boone.
-
Think Like A Lawyer: Dance The Legal Standard Two-Step
From rookie brief writers to Chief Justice John Roberts, lawyers should master the legal standard two-step — framing the governing standard at the outset, and clarifying why they meet that standard — which has benefits for both the drafter and reader, says Luke Andrews at Poole Huffman.
-
Recent Settlement Shows 'China Initiative' Has Life After Death
Though the U.S. Department of Justice shuttered its controversial China Initiative two years ago, its recent False Claims Act settlement with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation demonstrates that prosecutors are more than willing to civilly pursue research institutions whose employees were previously targeted, say attorneys at Benesch.
-
What To Know As Children's Privacy Law Rapidly Evolves
If your business hasn't been paying attention to growing state and federal efforts to protect children online, now is the time to start — there is no sign of this regulation slowing down, and more aggressive enforcement actions are to be expected in the coming year, says Susan Rohol at Willkie Farr.
-
Dissecting Treasury's Call For Input On AI In Financial Sector
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's request for comments on the potential benefits and challenges AI may pose to the financial services sector, which asks how stakeholders are addressing and mitigating increased fraud risks, reflects the federal government's continued interest in AI's effects across the economy, say attorneys at Hogan Lovells.
-
How Contractors Can Prep For DOD Cybersecurity Rule
The proverbial clock is ticking for defense contractors and subcontractors to strengthen their compliance posture in preparation for the rollout of the highly anticipated Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification program, so those affected should analyze their existing security standards and take proactive steps to fill in any significant gaps, say Beth Waller and Patrick Austin at Woods Rogers.
-
Series
Being A Luthier Makes Me A Better Lawyer
When I’m not working as an appellate lawyer, I spend my spare time building guitars — a craft known as luthiery — which has helped to enhance the discipline, patience and resilience needed to write better briefs, says Rob Carty at Nichols Brar.
-
Lead Like 'Ted Lasso' By Embracing Cognitive Diversity
The Apple TV+ series “Ted Lasso” aptly illustrates how embracing cognitive diversity can be a winning strategy for teams, providing a useful lesson for law firms, which can benefit significantly from fresh, diverse perspectives and collaborative problem-solving, says Paul Manuele at PR Manuele Consulting.